Nouns made from adjectives
1
Put in each space below a noun made from the adjective in brackets after the
sentence.
(a) South Africa has great mineral _____________________(wealthy)
(b) ____________________is one of the world’s great problems. (poor)
(c) Tell the__________________ . (true)
(d) I must drink something. I’m dying of____________ .(thirsty)
(e) I must eat something. I’m dying of _____________ . (hungry)
(I) He was very bright. He passed the exam with ____________. (easy)
(g) In his_____________ he travelled a lot. Now he is too old. (young)
(h) I don’t know how to express my __________________for your help. (grateful)
(i) It’s very late. There’s not much ________________ of his coming now. (likely)
(j) To be a soldier you need to be strong and in good ____________. (healthy)
(k) There was no doubt about his ____________ . He was sent to prison for five
years. (guilty)
(l) He escaped to ___________________ by climbing over the prison wall. (free)
2
Instructions as above.
(a) The ______________ of the president was announced on the radio. (dead)
(b) In past wars soldiers were sometimes shot for ____________. (cowardly)
(c) He died to save the lives of others. It was an act of ______ . (heroic)
(d) He was a very thoughtful, philosophical person. A man of great __________ .
(wise)
(e) She felt great _________________at being treated so badly. (angry)
(I) He left his town to find ________________ in the big city. (famous)
(g) The tourists were impressed by the _____________of the jewellery in the
museum. (splendid)
(h) It was a long, slow film. I nearly died of _______________ . (boring)
(i) He was filled with _____________ at the terrible things he saw in the war.
(horrible)

arrogant
absent
present
(a) The police were there to prevent any possible ____________
(b) There was complete_________________ except for the sound of the birds.
(c) He was very unsure of himself. He didn’t have much _______________ .
(d) She dressed with great ________________in clothes of the latest French
fashions.
(e) Although he maintained his_________________ to the end, he was sent to
prison.
(f) It doesn’t matter. It’s of no ________________
(g) What a silly thing to do. I thought he had more __________ .
(h) He thinks he’s the only person who’s right! What __________
(i) Zimbabwe gained its _______________ in 1975.
(j) He didn’t like school, and went every day with great _______
(k) Please have a little ________________ . We must wait another hour.
(I) Please send the goods at your earliest ________________
(m) The boss didn’t believe that her ______________ was due to illness.
(n) People normally stand in the _________________of the Queen.
5
-cy
Make nouns ending in -cy from the following adjectives and put them in their
correct places in the sentences below.
obstinate
private
urgent
accurate
vacant
frequent
efficient

(f) The international ____________of the Beatles was amazing.
(g) I like the ________________of this street It’s very peaceful.
(h) There is some _______________between German and Dutch.
7
Instructions as above.
stupid
formal
weak
fond
serious
superior
neutral
Christian
neat
ill
real
blunt
(a) Don’t laugh’ I don’t think you understand the _____________of the situation.
(b) The principal religion of this area is __________________
(c) The teacher gave a special mark for ___________________